Sticky dash
Every time I tried to wipe off my dash (the fake vinyl over thin foam one) I got frustrated and quit as it just seemed too sticky and the wiping cloth just balls up the junk already on it. Well I finally got tired of it and figured, what the heck, worst that can happen is I have to get it reupholstered.
So I got out the 409 spray and tried a small area, soaking it with the cleaner then hitting it with a scrub brush then rinsing and wiping down the result with a wet clean cloth and it worked pretty good. OK. Lets try the really good stuff. No, not 410, but ZEP Heavy Duty Citrus Degreaser I found at HD. It worked even better. What I thought was a beige vinyl dash turned out to be white. I was absolutely amazed. I would have taken pictures, but frankly I would have been too embarrassed showing how bad I had let it get before finally cleaning it. I used the same technique without the scrub brush on the hard formed plastic instrument panel and it cleaned up real well too.
After letting it dry, I went over it with Armor All, now it looks almost like new. I am one happy camper.
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Ole and Anne Anderson, Highland, Michigan
'02 Adventurer 32V, Ford F-53, ours since 4/08,Hankooks, Konis, SeeLevel, CHF
'84 CJ-7 , 5.3 Chevy, 3" lift, 33's, Detroit Locker, Fiberglas tub, winch, hi-lift
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